Memphis police on Friday identified a second man arrested following a car chase Wednesday in which shots were fired near officers.

Carl Betts, 26, was the alleged passenger in the vehicle that was chased by police from North Memphis before crashing in a Midtown neighborhood, police said on Twitter early Friday.

He was booked into Shelby County Jail on a dozen charges, including two counts of employing a firearm with intent to commit a felony and two counts of intentionally evading arrest in an automobile.

The driver of the vehicle, LaDarren Easley, 24, was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, two counts of evading arrest and two counts of reckless driving.

The chase began when someone fired shots near police officers Wednesday afternoon in North Memphis, according to MPD. Officers chased the suspect's vehicle until it crashed in a neighborhood in Midtown where children were walking.

Officers had been working in the area of Woodlawn and Chelsea, an area known for drug deals, before the chase occurred.

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